Bed sheet with integrated swaddle garment

ABSTRACT

A bedsheet with an integrated swaddle garment can hold babies securely while allowing access to the baby (e.g., to one or more arms and/or one or more legs of the baby) for examination and/or medical procedures without having to take the baby out of the garment. The bedsheet can be fitted over a mattress (e.g., at home, in a hospital) and the baby (newborn baby, premature baby, infant) can be placed in a cavity or pocket in the blanket and portions of the garment fastened to secure the baby or infant within the garment.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Any and all applications for which a foreign or domestic priority claimis identified in the Application Data Sheet as filed with the presentapplication are hereby incorporated by reference under 37 CFR 1.57 andshould be considered a part of this specification.

BACKGROUND Field

The present invention is directed to a sleeping garment and moreparticularly to a bed sheet with an integrated sleeping garment.

Description of the Related Art

Bed sheets are commonly known. With respect to infants and toddlers,sleeping garments, such as zip-up pajamas or body suits, sleep sacks andswaddle wraps are known. However, such sleeping garments do not inhibitthe infant or toddler from moving (e.g., coming near the edges of cribs,bassinets, etc.), which is discouraged as being potentially dangerous,nor do they prevent the infant or toddler from trying to climb out ofthe crib or bed. Additionally, use of several separate sleepingcomponents, such as bedding sheets, pajamas, blankets, can be expensive.Moreover, use of blankets or separate coverings has been discouraged toavoid suffocation hazards for infants.

SUMMARY

Accordingly, there is a need for an improved bedsheet with integratedgarment that can allow a user (e.g., newborn baby, infant, toddler,child) to sleep comfortably and securely, while reducing the number ofcomponents and addressing some of the deficiencies noted above.Optionally, the garment can be a swaddle.

In another aspect, there is a need for a bedsheet with integratedgarment that can be used in hospitals (e.g., for newborn babies,premature babies) to hold babies securely while allowing access to thebaby for medical procedures without having to take the baby out of thegarment. The bedsheet can be fitted over a mattress (e.g., at home, in ahospital) and the baby (newborn baby, premature baby, infant) can beplaced in a cavity or pocket in the blanket and portions of the garmentfastened to secure the baby or infant within the garment. The garmentcan be a swaddle.

In accordance with one aspect a bed sheet with an integrated swaddlegarment is provided. The bed sheet comprises a bottom layer configuredto extend over and removably attach to at least a portion of a mattressand a top layer configured to extend over at least a portion of themattress, the top layer attached to the bottom layer and defining acavity between the top layer and the bottom layer, the cavity configuredto receive at least a portion of a baby or infant therein. The bed sheetalso comprises a swaddle garment integrally attached to the top layerand comprising a pair of garment portions configured to wrap about atleast a portion of a body of the baby or infant to enclose arms of thebaby or infant. The pair of garment portions are configured to fasten toone another or to the top layer to securely hold the baby or infant in aswaddled position. The pair of garment portions are configured to definean opening at the proximal end of the swaddle garment to extend at leastpartially around a neck of the baby or infant when in use. The swaddlegarment is configured to hold the baby or infant such that at least aportion of the baby or infant is disposed in the cavity between the topand bottom layers, the swaddle garment also configured to secure thebaby or infant on the mattress while allowing the baby or infant to movewhile on the mattress without dislodging the bottom layer from themattress.

In accordance with another aspect, a bed sheet with an integratedswaddle garment is provided. The bed sheet comprises a bottom layerconfigured to extend over and removably attach to at least a portion ofa mattress and a top layer configured to extend over at least a portionof the mattress, the top layer attached to the bottom layer and defininga cavity between the top layer and the bottom layer, the cavityconfigured to receive at least a portion of a baby or infant therein.The bed sheet also comprises a swaddle garment integrally attached tothe top layer and comprising a pair of garment portions configured towrap about at least a portion of a body of the baby or infant to enclosearms of the baby or infant. The pair of garment portions are configuredto fasten to one another or to the top layer to securely hold the babyor infant in a swaddled position. The pair of garment portions areconfigured to define an opening at the proximal end of the swaddlegarment to extend at least partially around a neck of the baby or infantwhen in use. At least one of the garment portions has one or more flapsthat selectively cover a corresponding opening under the flap, the oneof more flaps selectively movable between a closed position over theopening to cover the opening and an opened position to uncover theopening and allow access to at least a portion of the baby's or infant'sbody via the opening while swaddled within the swaddle garment. Theswaddle garment is configured to hold the baby or infant such that atleast a portion of the baby or infant is disposed in the cavity betweenthe top and bottom layers, the swaddle garment also configured to securethe baby or infant on the mattress while allowing the baby or infant tomove while on the mattress without dislodging the bottom layer from themattress.

In accordance with another aspect, a bed sheet with an integratedswaddle garment is provided. The bed sheet comprises a layer configuredto extend over and removably attach to at least a portion of a mattressand define a cavity between the layer and the mattress, the cavityconfigured to receive at least a portion of a baby or infant therein.The bed sheet also comprises a swaddle garment integrally attached tothe layer and comprising a pair of garment portions configured to wrapabout at least a portion of a body of the baby or infant to enclose armsof the baby or infant. The pair of garment portions are configured tofasten to one another or to the layer to securely hold the baby orinfant in a swaddled position. The pair of garment portions areconfigured to define an opening at the proximal end of the swaddlegarment to extend at least partially around a neck of the baby or infantwhen in use. At least one of the garment portions has one or more flapsthat selectively cover a corresponding opening under the flap, the oneof more flaps selectively movable between a closed position over theopening to cover the opening and an opened position to uncover theopening and allow access to at least a portion of the baby's or infant'sbody via the opening while swaddled within the swaddle garment. Theswaddle garment is configured to hold the baby or infant such that atleast a portion of the baby or infant is disposed in the cavity, theswaddle garment also configured to secure the baby or infant on themattress while allowing the baby or infant to move while on the mattresswithout dislodging the bottom layer from the mattress.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of a bed sheet with integrated garment.

FIG. 2 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment ofFIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of a bed sheet with integrated garment.

FIG. 4 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment of

FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment ofFIG. 3.

FIG. 6 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment ofFIG. 3.

FIG. 7 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment ofFIG. 3.

FIG. 8 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment ofFIG. 3.

FIG. 9 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment ofFIG. 3.

FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional side view of a bedsheet with integratedgarment on a mattress.

FIG. 11 shows a bottom view of a bedsheet with integrated garment on amattress.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As used herein, a “mattress” is meant to encompass any cushionedsleeping pad, where the sleeping pad can be filled with resilientmaterial, such as cotton, feathers, foam rubber, or can have one or moresprings, as in a common mattress of a bed, or can be filled with wateror air. As used herein, a “mattress” is meant to encompass differentsized mattresses, such as crib size, twin size, full size, queen sizeand king size, as well as mattresses of different thickness, such asbassinet pads, crib mattresses and up to king size mattresses.

FIGS. 1-2 show one embodiment of a bed sheet 100. The bed sheet 100 canhave a top layer 10 generally sized to extend along a length L and widthW of a mattress 200 (see FIG. 11). The top layer 10 can at leastpartially define a sleeping garment 60, which is further describedbelow.

The top layer 10 is attached to a bottom layer 20 (see FIG. 10) so as todefine a pocket or cavity 30 therebetween into which a wearer of thesleeping garment can at least partially extend. In the illustratedembodiment, the top layer 10 is generally co-extensive with the bottomlayer 20. However, in other embodiments, the bottom layer 20 can extendover a larger area than the top layer 10. In the illustrated embodiment,the top layer 10 is sewn to the bottom layer 20 along at least a portionof the periphery of the top layer 10. In one embodiment, the peripheryof the top layer 10 is sized to substantially correspond to theperiphery of a top surface 210 of the mattress 200 (see FIG. 10) onwhich the top layer 10 rests. In another embodiment, the periphery ofthe top layer 10 is larger than the periphery that defines the topsurface 210 of the mattress 200 so that the top layer 10 extends pastthe edges of said top surface and onto a side surface 220 of saidmattress 200.

The bed sheet 100 can optionally include a generally water-resistantlayer or water proof layer 40 disposed below the bottom layer 20, sothat the waterproof layer 40 is adjacent and in contact with themattress 200 when the sheet 100 is placed on the mattress 200, and sothe bottom layer 20 is disposed between the waterproof layer 40 and thetop layer 10. In one embodiment, the top layer 10 is generallyco-extensive with the bottom layer 20 and the waterproof layer 40, andthe three layers 10, 20, 40 are sewn together along at least a portionof the periphery of the top layer 10. In one embodiment, the waterprooflayer 40 extends along an area smaller than the top layer 10, where thewaterproof layer 40 extends along substantially the top surface 210 ofthe mattress 200. In another embodiment, the waterproof layer 40 canextend along the same area as the top layer 10, and can extend to thesides 220 or underside surface 230 of the mattress 200. Advantageously,the waterproof layer 40 can at least partially stick or adhere to themattress 200 during use (e.g., due to the affinity between the mattressmaterial and material of the waterproof layer 40), which advantageouslyhelps to maintain the bed sheet 100 in place on the mattress 200 andinhibits dislodgement of the sheet 100 during use (e.g., due to the usermoving around, sitting up or standing up). In another embodiment, thewater proof layer 40 can be excluded from the bed sheet 100. In oneembodiment, where the water proof layer 40 is excluded from the bedsheet 100, the bottom layer 20 can be water resistant or water proof.

In one embodiment, the top layer 10 can be made of a breathable fabric,such as cotton. However, in other embodiments, the top layer 10 can beof a stretchable material, such as 100% jersey cotton stretch material,which advantageously allows the user to comfortably move while havingthe sleeping garment 60 on. However, in other embodiments, the top layer10 can be made of other suitable fabrics or textiles, including thosemade from natural or synthetic fibers (e.g., polyester). In oneembodiment, the bottom layer 20 can be made of fabric. For example, inone embodiment, the bottom layer 20 can be made of 100% cotton flannel.However, in other embodiments, the top layer 10 can be made of othersuitable fabrics or textiles, including those made from natural orsynthetic fibers (e.g., polyester, terrycloth, bamboo). In oneembodiment, the waterproof layer 40 can be made of a polymer material,such as plastic or vinyl coated polyester. However, in otherembodiments, the waterproof layer 40 can be made of other suitablematerials, such as a plastic material (e.g., natural, synthetic orsemi-synthetic plastic material).

The bed sheet 100 can have a side portion 50 configured to extend fromthe top layer 10, along the sides 220 of the mattress 200 and to anunderside 230 of the mattress 200. In one embodiment, the side portion50 and top layer 10 are one piece. In another embodiment, the sideportion 50 and top layer 10 are separate pieces that are sewn togetherat said periphery. In one embodiment, the side portion 50 can be made ofthe same material as the top layer 10. In another embodiment, the sideportion 50 can be made of a different material than the top layer 10.

The side portion 50 can extend to the underside 230 of the mattress 200and define an edge 52 (see FIG. 11). A resilient (e.g., elastic) band 54can optionally be attached to at least a portion of said edge 52 or beintegrated in the edge 52 (e.g., the side portion 50 can overlap theband 54 at said edge 52 so as to enclose the band 54). In theillustrated embodiment, the elastic band 54 can extend along the entireedge 52. In one embodiment, the band 54 can have a generally oval shapewhen in the relaxed or unstretched condition. Advantageously, the band54 substantially maintains the sheet 100 in place on the mattress 200and inhibits the sheet 100 from dislodging or coming off the mattress200 during use of the sheet 100 by a user, as further discussed below.In one embodiment, the band 54 has a thickness 54 t of about threeinches. However, in other embodiments, the thickness 54 t can be lessthan or greater than three inches.

With continued reference to FIGS. 1-2, a garment 60 can be integratedinto the bed sheet 100 so that the garment 60 and top layer 10 are asingle piece. In the illustrated embodiment, the garment 60 is a swaddlewith two portions 61 a, 61 b (e.g., two halves) that wrap around thebaby or infant's torso and lower body so that the baby's or infant'sarms are completely enclosed by the two portions 61 a, 61 b of theswaddle garment 60. The two portions 61 a, 61 b can attach to eachother, or to another portion of the garment 60 or top layer 10 with oneor more fasteners. In one embodiment, the one or more fasteners can behook and loop fasteners (e.g., VELCRO® or APLIX™). In anotherembodiment, the one or more fasteners can include one or more snaps. Instill another embodiment, the one or more fasteners can include one ormore zippers or buttons and button holes. The sleeping garment 60 canoptionally have a waist band of a resilient and stretchable material. Inuse, the baby or infant can be placed in the pocket or cavity 30 of thebed sheet 100 and the two portions 61 a, 61 b of the swaddle garment 60wrapped around the baby's or infant's torso so that his or her arms arecompletely covered by the swaddle portions 61 a, 61 b.

FIGS. 3-9 show another embodiment of a garment 60A integrated with thebed sheet 100. The garment 60A is similar to the garment 60 shown inFIGS. 1-2, except as noted below. Thus, the reference numerals used todesignate the various components of the garment 60A are identical tothose used for identifying the corresponding components of the garment60 in FIGS. 1-2, except that the reference numerals of the garment 60Aend with an “A”. Therefore the description for the various components ofthe garment 60 shown in FIGS. 1-2 is understood to apply to thecorresponding components of the garment 60A in FIGS. 3-9, except asdescribed below.

As shown in FIGS. 3-9, the garment 60A is a swaddle with two swaddleportions 61 a, 61 b (e.g., swaddle halves) that wrap at least partiallyaround the torso of the baby or infant, and which fasten to each otheror to another portion of the garment 60A or top layer 10 with one ormore fasteners. As discussed above, the one or more fasteners can behook and loop fasteners (e.g., VELCRO® or APLIX™). In anotherembodiment, the one or more fasteners can include one or more snaps. Instill another embodiment, the one or more fasteners can include one ormore zippers or buttons and button holes. The garment 60A also has twoflaps 63A, 63B that can be pulled to uncover corresponding openings 65A,65B. In the illustrated embodiment, the openings 65A, 65B are sized toallow at least a portion of the baby's or infant's hand or arm to passtherethrough. In another embodiment, the openings 65A, 65B can be sizedto not allow the baby's hands or arms to pass therethrough, but to allowaccess to a portion of the baby's hand or arm (e.g., to connect an ivline, as discussed further below). The flaps 63A, 63B can removablyclose the openings 65A, 65B via fasteners 67B on the flap 63B thatreleasably attach to fasteners 69B on the opening. The fasteners 67B,69B can be hook and loop fasteners (e.g., VELCRO® or APLIX™), thoughother suitable fasteners can be used.

In the illustrated embodiment, the openings 65A, 65B are located on theswaddle portions 61 a, 61 b at a location that allows a portion of thebaby's or infant's arms to pass through the opening, but lower thanopenings for sleeves would normally be (e.g., in a garment that hassleeves or openings that align with the baby's or infant's shoulders).This allows the swaddle garment 60A to maintain the baby's or infant'sshoulders and upper arms wrapped and swaddled. Advantageously, the flaps63A, 63B and openings 65A, 65B allow access to the baby's arms, whichcan allow a caregiver, nurse or doctor to access the baby's arms, suchas to check their pulse or to apply an iv (e.g., intravenous fluiddelivery). As shown in FIGS. 3-4, one flap 63B can be open to allowaccess to the baby's left arm, while the other flap 63A can be closed.In another embodiment, shown in FIG. 8, the second flap 63A can beopened to allow access to the baby's other arm through the opening 65A.In still another embodiment, shown in FIG. 9, the flap 63B can bepartially closed (via the fasteners 67B, 69B) to hold the baby's hand inplace, for example, after an iv line has been attached to the baby'sarm.

Though the garment 60A only shows two flaps 63B, 65B, one of skill inthe art will recognize that the garment 60A can in one embodiment onlyhave one flap and corresponding opening. In another embodiment, thegarment 60A can have one or two additional flaps over openings locatedfurther down on the garment 60A to allow access to the baby's orinfant's legs or feet.

Although this invention has been disclosed in the context of certainpreferred embodiments and examples, it will be understood by thoseskilled in the art that the present invention extends beyond thespecifically disclosed embodiments to other alternative embodimentsand/or uses of the invention and obvious modifications and equivalentsthereof. In addition, while a number of variations of the invention havebeen shown and described in detail, other modifications, which arewithin the scope of this invention, will be readily apparent to those ofskill in the art based upon this disclosure. It is also contemplatedthat various combinations or sub-combinations of the specific featuresand aspects of the embodiments may be made and still fall within thescope of the invention. Accordingly, it should be understood thatvarious features and aspects of the disclosed embodiments can becombined with or substituted for one another in order to form varyingmodes of the disclosed invention. Thus, it is intended that the scope ofthe present invention herein disclosed should not be limited by theparticular disclosed embodiments described above.

Features, materials, characteristics, or groups described in conjunctionwith a particular aspect, embodiment, or example are to be understood tobe applicable to any other aspect, embodiment or example described inthis section or elsewhere in this specification unless incompatibletherewith. All of the features disclosed in this specification(including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/or allof the steps of any method or process so disclosed, may be combined inany combination, except combinations where at least some of suchfeatures and/or steps are mutually exclusive. The protection is notrestricted to the details of any foregoing embodiments. The protectionextends to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the featuresdisclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims,abstract and drawings), or to any novel one, or any novel combination,of the steps of any method or process so disclosed.

Furthermore, certain features that are described in this disclosure inthe context of separate implementations can also be implemented incombination in a single implementation. Conversely, various featuresthat are described in the context of a single implementation can also beimplemented in multiple implementations separately or in any suitablesubcombination. Moreover, although features may be described above asacting in certain combinations, one or more features from a claimedcombination can, in some cases, be excised from the combination, and thecombination may be claimed as a subcombination or variation of a subcombination.

Moreover, while operations may be depicted in the drawings or describedin the specification in a particular order, such operations need not beperformed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or thatall operations be performed, to achieve desirable results. Otheroperations that are not depicted or described can be incorporated in theexample methods and processes. For example, one or more additionaloperations can be performed before, after, simultaneously, or betweenany of the described operations. Further, the operations may berearranged or reordered in other implementations. Those skilled in theart will appreciate that in some embodiments, the actual steps taken inthe processes illustrated and/or disclosed may differ from those shownin the figures. Depending on the embodiment, certain of the stepsdescribed above may be removed, others may be added. Furthermore, thefeatures and attributes of the specific embodiments disclosed above maybe combined in different ways to form additional embodiments, all ofwhich fall within the scope of the present disclosure. Also, theseparation of various system components in the implementations describedabove should not be understood as requiring such separation in allimplementations, and it should be understood that the describedcomponents and systems can generally be integrated together in a singleproduct or packaged into multiple products.

For purposes of this disclosure, certain aspects, advantages, and novelfeatures are described herein. Not necessarily all such advantages maybe achieved in accordance with any particular embodiment. Thus, forexample, those skilled in the art will recognize that the disclosure maybe embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves one advantage or agroup of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving otheradvantages as may be taught or suggested herein.

Conditional language, such as “can,” “could,” “might,” or “may,” unlessspecifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understood within thecontext as used, is generally intended to convey that certainembodiments include, while other embodiments do not include, certainfeatures, elements, and/or steps. Thus, such conditional language is notgenerally intended to imply that features, elements, and/or steps are inany way required for one or more embodiments or that one or moreembodiments necessarily include logic for deciding, with or without userinput or prompting, whether these features, elements, and/or steps areincluded or are to be performed in any particular embodiment.

Conjunctive language such as the phrase “at least one of X, Y, and Z,”unless specifically stated otherwise, is otherwise understood with thecontext as used in general to convey that an item, term, etc. may beeither X, Y, or Z. Thus, such conjunctive language is not generallyintended to imply that certain embodiments require the presence of atleast one of X, at least one of Y, and at least one of Z.

Language of degree used herein, such as the terms “approximately,”“about,” “generally,” and “substantially” as used herein represent avalue, amount, or characteristic close to the stated value, amount, orcharacteristic that still performs a desired function or achieves adesired result. For example, the terms “approximately”, “about”,“generally,” and “substantially” may refer to an amount that is withinless than 10% of, within less than 5% of, within less than 1% of, withinless than 0.1% of, and within less than 0.01% of the stated amount. Asanother example, in certain embodiments, the terms “generally parallel”and “substantially parallel” refer to a value, amount, or characteristicthat departs from exactly parallel by less than or equal to 15 degrees,10 degrees, 5 degrees, 3 degrees, 1 degree, or 0.1 degree.

The scope of the present disclosure is not intended to be limited by thespecific disclosures of preferred embodiments in this section orelsewhere in this specification, and may be defined by claims aspresented in this section or elsewhere in this specification or aspresented in the future. The language of the claims is to be interpretedbroadly based on the language employed in the claims and not limited tothe examples described in the present specification or during theprosecution of the application, which examples are to be construed asnon-exclusive.

What is claimed is:
 1. A bed sheet with an integrated swaddle garment,comprising: a bottom layer configured to extend over and removablyattach to at least a portion of a mattress; a top layer configured toextend over at least a portion of the mattress, the top layer attachedto the bottom layer and defining a cavity between the top layer and thebottom layer, the cavity configured to receive at least a portion of ababy or infant therein; and a swaddle garment integrally attached to thetop layer and comprising a pair of garment portions configured to wrapabout at least a portion of a body of the baby or infant to enclose armsof the baby or infant, the pair of garment portions configured to fastento one another or to the top layer to securely hold the baby or infantin a swaddled position, the pair of garment portions configured todefine an opening at the proximal end of the swaddle garment to extendat least partially around a neck of the baby or infant when in use,wherein the swaddle garment is configured to hold the baby or infantsuch that at least a portion of the baby or infant is disposed in thecavity between the top and bottom layers, the swaddle garment alsoconfigured to secure the baby or infant on the mattress while allowingthe baby or infant to move while on the mattress without dislodging thebottom layer from the mattress.
 2. The sheet of claim 1, wherein the toplayer defines at least a portion of the swaddle garment.
 3. The sheet ofclaim 2, wherein the top layer defines at least a portion of one or bothof the pair of garment portions.
 4. The sheet of claim 1, wherein thepair of garment portions fasten to one another with hoop and loopfasteners.
 5. The sheet of claim 1, wherein the pair of garment portionsis a pair of garment halves.
 6. The sheet of claim 1, wherein theswaddle garment comprises one or more flaps that selectively cover acorresponding opening under the flap, the one of more selectivelymovable between a closed position over the opening to cover the openingand an opened position to uncover the opening, wherein the openingallows access to at least a portion of the baby's or infant's body whileswaddled within the swaddle garment.
 7. The sheet of claim 6, whereinthe one or more flaps includes at least two flaps, each of the garmentportions having one or more of said at least two flaps.
 8. The sheet ofclaim 6, wherein the opening under the flap is sized to allow one of thebaby's or infant's hands or feet to pass therethrough.
 9. The sheet ofclaim 6, wherein in the closed position the one or more flaps arefastened about their corresponding opening.
 10. The sheet of claim 9,wherein in the closed position the one or more flaps are fastened abouttheir corresponding opening with a hoop and loop fastener.
 11. A bedsheet with an integrated swaddle garment, comprising: a bottom layerconfigured to extend over and removably attach to at least a portion ofa mattress; a top layer configured to extend over at least a portion ofthe mattress, the top layer attached to the bottom layer and defining acavity between the top layer and the bottom layer, the cavity configuredto receive at least a portion of a baby or infant therein; and a swaddlegarment integrally attached to the top layer and comprising a pair ofgarment portions configured to wrap about at least a portion of a bodyof the baby or infant to enclose arms of the baby or infant, the pair ofgarment portions configured to fasten to one another or to the top layerto securely hold the baby or infant in a swaddled position, the pair ofgarment portions configured to define an opening at the proximal end ofthe swaddle garment to extend at least partially around a neck of thebaby or infant when in use, at least one of the garment portions havingone or more flaps that selectively cover a corresponding opening underthe flap, the one of more flaps selectively movable between a closedposition over the opening to cover the opening and an opened position touncover the opening and allow access to at least a portion of the baby'sor infant's body via the opening while swaddled within the swaddlegarment, wherein the swaddle garment is configured to hold the baby orinfant such that at least a portion of the baby or infant is disposed inthe cavity between the top and bottom layers, the swaddle garment alsoconfigured to secure the baby or infant on the mattress while allowingthe baby or infant to move while on the mattress without dislodging thebottom layer from the mattress.
 12. The sheet of claim 11, wherein thetop layer defines at least a portion of the swaddle garment.
 13. Thesheet of claim 12, wherein the top layer defines at least a portion ofone or both of the pair of garment portions.
 14. The sheet of claim 11,wherein the pair of garment portions fasten to one another with hoop andloop fasteners.
 15. The sheet of claim 11, wherein the pair of garmentportions is a pair of garment halves.
 16. The sheet of claim 11, whereinthe one or more flaps includes at least two flaps, each of the garmentportions having one or more of said at least two flaps.
 17. The sheet ofclaim 11, wherein the opening under the flap is sized to allow one ofthe baby's or infant's hands or feet to pass therethrough.
 18. The sheetof claim 11, wherein in the closed position the one or more flaps arefastened about their corresponding opening.
 19. The sheet of claim 18,wherein in the closed position the one or more flaps are fastened abouttheir corresponding opening with a hoop and loop fastener.
 20. A bedsheet with an integrated swaddle garment, comprising: a layer configuredto extend over and removably attach to at least a portion of a mattressand define a cavity between the layer and the mattress, the cavityconfigured to receive at least a portion of a baby or infant therein;and a swaddle garment integrally attached to the layer and comprising apair of garment portions configured to wrap about at least a portion ofa body of the baby or infant to enclose arms of the baby or infant, thepair of garment portions configured to fasten to one another or to thelayer to securely hold the baby or infant in a swaddled position, thepair of garment portions configured to define an opening at the proximalend of the swaddle garment to extend at least partially around a neck ofthe baby or infant when in use, at least one of the garment portionshaving one or more flaps that selectively cover a corresponding openingunder the flap, the one of more flaps selectively movable between aclosed position over the opening to cover the opening and an openedposition to uncover the opening and allow access to at least a portionof the baby's or infant's body via the opening while swaddled within theswaddle garment, wherein the swaddle garment is configured to hold thebaby or infant such that at least a portion of the baby or infant isdisposed in the cavity, the swaddle garment also configured to securethe baby or infant on the mattress while allowing the baby or infant tomove while on the mattress without dislodging the bottom layer from themattress.